MD Man Convicted In 2024 Kidnapping, Fatal Shooting Tied To Annapolis

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MD — A 37-year-old Baltimore man was found guilty Monday in connection with a kidnapping and murder case that dates back to March 2024.

Marquis Mayo was found guilty on charges of first-degree murder, kidnapping and the use of a firearm in a violent crime, according to a release issued by the Office of the State's Attorney for Anne Arundel County.

The charges are tied to the death of David Winchester Jr., a 47-year-old Baltimore man, who was found dead along a wooded area near Wiley H. Bates Middle School in Annapolis.

Breaking Down The Case

Winchester was found by Annapolis Police officers on March 28, 2024, after a nearby resident reported seeing a man lying face down on the ground.

Additional investigation led police to discover that Winchester had been abducted in Baltimore by two armed men who had stormed his mother's home, demanding money and stating that Winchester was being held hostage.

During the altercation, two shots were fired toward a room that Winchester's sister was hiding in with her young child. Both were uninjured.

The men left the scene shortly thereafter without the funds they demanded, driving away in a blue Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross that had been traced to the crime scene through surveillance footage and license plate readers, authorities said.

Police believe Winchester was fatally shot the same day he was kidnapped.

Mayo was tied to the case through a witness statement, and was charged alongside Jamar and Monae Fincher.

Officials said the Finchers — who both pleaded guilty to murder charges in the case — were divorced and that the car had been registered to Monae. Authorities noted that Jamar "had recently been released from prison" when the incident occurred.

What's Next?

Monday's verdict comes months after a mistrial was declared in Mayo's second trial in March.

"Today's guilty verdict marks the third individual held accountable in the death of David Winchester Jr.," State's Attorney Anne Colt Leitess said in a statement, crediting the investigative work of the FBI and Annapolis and Baltimore police departments.

"David Winchester's family was victimized twice - during the home invasion and senseless murder of their son, who was kidnapped in Baltimore, stuffed in a trunk, and killed in a wooded area near a school. I am grateful that we were able to bring justice for them today."

Sentencing for Mayo is scheduled for Dec. 30.